THE ROUND-UP The Latest from the F4W Staff NEWS WWE SmackDown ratings virtually unchanged from last week WWE SmackDown video highlights: Owens vs. Nakamura WWE 205 Live results: Neville puts his title on the line against TJP Naomi vs. Lana set for WWE Money in the Bank WWE SmackDown live results: Kevin Owens vs. Shinsuke…
Read moreWWE Raw ratings rebound following end of playoff season
After mostly bad news in ratings during playoff season, WWE had its best numbers in two months with last night’s episode of Raw averaging 3.10 million viewers. It was the best number since the April 17th show did 3.33 million viewers, and was up 22 percent from last week’s 2.53 million, going against the Golden State Warriors…
Read moreNJPW Kizuna Road results: NEVER title on the line
The Kizuna Road tour returned this morning for a big main event at Korakuen Hall. We not only had some young lions matches and your usual tags, but also a NEVER Openweight title match with Minoru Suzuki defending against YOSHI-HASHI. Shota Umino and Tetsuhiro Yagi went to a time limit draw They had a solid opening match — standard stuff you’ll see in…
Read moreUFC TUF 25 finale live results: Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje
Welcome to F4WOnline.com’s live coverage of The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale: Johnson vs. Gaethje, emanating from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first fight card of International Fight Week in Las Vegas sees an explosive lightweight five-round main event as Michael Johnson takes on Justin Gaethje, who will be making his UFC debut….
Read moreWWE Mae Young Classic taping spoilers: The tournament begins
Images: @JJWilliamsWON – It was announced that first round matches would have a 15-minute time limit. – Princesa Sugehit defeated Kay Lee Ray Kay Lee Ray missed a swanton off the top and Sugehit locked in and cranked an armbar for the win. – Serena Deeb defeated Vanessa Borne Borne hit a Samoan drop for…
Read more‘You pillock! Why didn’t you tell me?’: How a British music publicist set up Trump team with Kremlin informant
When Rob Goldstone was writing his memoir, it was suggested he call it Useful Idiot. But Mr Goldstone had a better idea. “Take the ‘Useful’ bit out,” he said, chuckling. “Let’s just call the book ‘Idiot’.” A quick online search provides ready ammunition for the epithet. In a YouTube video, he’s seen skipping around a…
Read moreCaptain Cook statue to be removed from hill in New Zealand after Maori protests
A statue of Captain Cook will be removed from a hill in New Zealand following protests by the local Maori community which says its ancestors arrived there long before the famous British explorer. The council in Gisborne on the North Island said it will relocate the statue, which was erected in 1969 but has been…
Read moreDaily Pro Wrestling History (08/11): Masahiro Chono wins 1991 G1 Climax
1935 Waterloo, Iowa: – Otto Kuss beat Earl Wampler by countout – George (Rube) Harben beat Bobby Stewart by DQ – Louis Thesz drew with Whitey Hewitt 1966 Tampa, Florida: – Lester Welch defeated Sputnik Monroe in a tournament final to win the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title 1967 Atlanta, Georgia: – Mr. Wrestling defeated El…
Read moreThe Week In British Wrestling: ICW borrows Kassius Ohno for Infamous
Main image by David J Wilson Here are five things you need to know about British wrestling this week: 1) It was more like OhYes! for Joe Coffey at ICW Whatever the finer details of Insane Championship Wrestling’s business relationship with WWE, which have allowed Finn Balor and Noam Dar to appear on their shows in the last…
Read more‘Everybody do the Bolsonaro guns!’ – meet the pistol-toting military candidates vying for power in Brazil’s divisive election
On a scorching afternoon in the sleepy countryside town of Sorocaba, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, Adriano Costa e Silva steps out of his latest election campaign meeting with his gun strapped firmly to his waist. In tow of the serving army major and candidate for state governor are a rabble of neatly…
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